The Breeders' Cup is going to draw a 10.0 rating this year. Didn't you hear how much Zenyatta has done for the sport?

I really dont know of anyone that doesnt respect her. I do know many that don't respect the vast majority of her competition. Sometimes the Zenyattaites blur that line.

It is a huge accomplishment to win that many races in a row, especially with her running style. But in horseracing the strength of schedule and margin of victory are just as important. She can win the BC Classic and retire 20 for 20 and have her special place in history. But those believing that her overall racing record places her with the greats of the game just don't have a very good understanding of the history of the sport.

this is a joke right?

Yep, I understand this and it is a fair criticism. The term Zenyattaturd is such a generalization that I really don't know what it means anymore. Regardless of her competition I have seen enough of her to know she is a special horse, I said earlier this week there is still 1-5% of me that needs confirmation, and that's what brings us to the classic. Sheriffs and Moss have made their beds, if it comes down to one race to define her, win - lose that is what we have. Unfortunate as most horses throw in clunkers now and then, but it is what it is.

Show me an example

In your opinion she is special. That is the crux of the problem. They had plenty of opportunities to define her greatness yet here we are after 19 races still debating her merits. Take any great horse and go back to the weeks before their last race. Name one horse whose credentials would be questioned as much as this filly's?

Answer a question directly for once. Why would anyone offer 10-1 on a horse that will be a prohibitive favorite? It makes no sense.

She was a 5 year old filly winning the BC Classic...that means something. Fillies dont win that race.

as a bookmaker maybe to attract all the action because they feel she should be 100/1?

If I had a load of cash, I'd pay whomever would take it to not run Zenyatta at CD and instead go in some fake race out in CA just so I wouldn't have to hear about Jay Hovdey's Zenyatta boner for the next five years if she actually won.

She was a mare, not a filly. FYI.

It would have meant a lot more on dirt. It's not her fault the decision was made to run the Breeders Cup there, but to ignore the surface it was run over is missing a giant part of the equation. Unless of course you think Gio Ponti would have been 2nd in that race on dirt.

I hope this is some of your well known humor.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

No sentient being on the planet with any understanding of numbers would put her fair odds at 100-1. . . especially those in the business of setting lines and taking bets.

Sure it is a nice accomplishment. Of course prior to the 08 running Turf horses rarely won that race either. And if she hadn't run last year then a turf horse would have won again. But do you seriously want to use the 09 Classic as the measuring stick to use against the greats of the game? Even the colts that she beat are not particularly accomplished. At least not on the dirt.

I'll give you 3 infact.

1. Someone that thinks she will be a complete bust on dirt
2. Someone that thinks she has been the luckiest horse on earth
3. Someone that thinks she has beaten absolutely no one

Let me assume your follow up question, just because she is the favorite it means diddly squat, may I remind you of Dollar Bill in the Derby 6-1? So what does that mean, unless you do rate Zenyatta a little higher than you are letting on?

Even if you hated Zenyatta, why offer higher odds than you would have to to get action? People aren't offering 10-1 on even money shots on Betfair, they're offering 3/2 or 2-1.

You find someone offering her at 10-1 and I'll show you a sucker. Plain and simple.

I think she's going to be off the board, but I know enough not to offer up 10-1 on a horse that is going to be 2-1 or less. Only in the land of Zenyatta does that make sense.

Some would say Ghostzapper was special, he raced what 11 times in a 3 plus year career? Look I don't know what makes some horses great for some and some not so much for others. I certainly get why most think Rachel Alexandra was a great, I may not agree, but I do understand why so many gravitated to her.

This is not straight fwd win bet, I think I articulated the conditions pretty clearly.